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Object Number
17-41-50/B1769
Display Title
Katatora divination instrument with head carving
Descriptions
Object Description
Katatora divination instrument; dense honey-colored wood, hollowed square block with carved head at top. The PM# is applied in white ink on the base.
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved wood, human head on rectangular block with square incision, inc
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Luba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Democratic Republic of Congo, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 6 x 3.5 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B1769
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A. C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates, 1917
Provenance
Collector
Henri Pareyn
(1880's-1890's)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
(1917)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(July 1917)
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